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title: smelt — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «smelt» in the Judaism dictionary: Past form of smell: noticed a smell, or gave off a smell. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# smelt

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**Who acts:** metal, I, dog, People, rocks, We · **What happens:** notice, give off, form, heat, melt out, find · **To what, where:** smell, rock, small silver fish, sea, LORD, hosts · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«smelt» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [smelt in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/smelt.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: UK — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Past form of smell: noticed a smell, or gave off a smell.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:smelt:m1:1
# text = Past form of smell: noticed a smell, or gave off a smell.
1	Past	past	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
6	noticed	notice	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
12	off	off	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **notice** | participle |  | a smell |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer smell=Stimulus |
| 2 | **give off** | past |  | a smell |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Source smell=Theme |
| 3 | **form** |  |  | smell |  |  |  |  | nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To heat rock (ore) until the metal in it melts out.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:smelt:m2:1
# text = To heat rock (ore) until the metal in it melts out.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	heat	heat	VERB	VB	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	ore	ore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
7	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nmod	_	_
12	melts	melt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
13	out	out	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **heat** | to-infinitive |  | rock |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent rock=Patient |
| 2 | **melt out** | present | the metal in ore |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A small silver fish found in the sea and lakes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:smelt:m3:1
# text = A small silver fish found in the sea and lakes.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	lakes	lake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | participle |  | a small silver fish *not said here* |  | the sea and lakes |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts: Behold, I will smelt them, and try them; for how else should I do, because of the daughter of My people? (Prophets JER.9.6, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts: Behold, I will smelt them, and try them; for how else should I do, because of the daughter of My people?

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:smelt:x1:1
# text = Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts: Behold, I will smelt them, and try them; for how else should I do, because of the daughter of My people?
1	Therefore	therefore	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	thus	thus	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	saith	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	hosts	host	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
9	Behold	behold	INTJ	UH	_	13	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
11	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	smelt	smelt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
14	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	try	try	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	_
18	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
20	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	25	mark	_	_
21	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	25	advmod	_	_
22	else	else	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
23	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	25	aux	_	_
24	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	_
25	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
27	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	30	case	_	_
28	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	fixed	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
31	of	of	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
32	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	33	nmod:poss	_	_
33	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	30	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present |  | the LORD of hosts |  |  |  | therefore, thus *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent lord=Topic |
| 2 | **smelt** | future | I | hosts *= host* |  |  |  | because the daughter of My people | tree rules |
| 3 | **try** | infinitive | I *not said here* | hosts *= host* |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Eventuality |
| 4 | **do** | should | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets JER.9.6, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:smelt:x1:2
# text = (Prophets JER.9.6, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JER.9.6	JER.9.6	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The kitchen smelt of fresh bread.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:smelt:x2:1
# text = The kitchen smelt of fresh bread.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	smelt	smelt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I smelt smoke and called for help.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:smelt:x3:1
# text = I smelt smoke and called for help.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	smelt	smelt	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
5	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smelt** | present | I | smoke |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **call** | participle |  | smoke *not said here* |  |  |  | for help | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for help=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog smelt something in the bushes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:smelt:x4:1
# text = The dog smelt something in the bushes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	smelt	smelt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bushes	bush	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smelt** | past | the dog | something |  | the bushes |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
People smelted iron in hot furnaces.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:smelt:x5:1
# text = People smelted iron in hot furnaces.
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	smelted	smelt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	furnaces	furnace	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smelt** | past | People | iron |  | hot furnaces |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Copper is smelted from rocks called ore.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:smelt:x6:1
# text = Copper is smelted from rocks called ore.
1	Copper	copper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	smelted	smelt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl:agent	_	_
6	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	ore	ore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smelt** | present · passive | rocks | Copper |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **call** | participle | rocks *not said here* | ore |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We caught smelt in the lake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:smelt:x7:1
# text = We caught smelt in the lake.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	caught	caught	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	smelt	smelt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smelt** |  | We |  |  | the lake |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I smelt it; it smelt honey.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:smelt:x8:1
# text = I smelt it; it smelt honey.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	smelt	smelt	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	smelt	smelt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smelt** | present | I | it |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **smelt** | past | it | honey |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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